System and method for locating a hearing aid

Abstract

A smart phone including a computer readable storage medium to store a hearing aid locator application and a processor coupled to the computer readable storage medium to execute the hearing aid locator application to track a last known location of a hearing aid.

1 .- 25 . (canceled) 
     
     
         26 . A mobile device comprising:
 one or more processors;   a transceiver coupled with the one or more processors and configured to send and receive communications via a wireless communication channel;   a memory coupled with the one or more processors and storing hearing aid data from at least one hearing aid configured to communicate with the transceiver via the wireless communication channel; and   a hearing aid locator application coupled with the one or more processors and configurable to receive an input via a user interface.   
     
     
         27 . The mobile device of  claim 26 , further comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium coupled with the one or more processors and storing instructions thereon, wherein the instructions are triggerable in response to a request from the user interface via an input. 
     
     
         28 . The mobile device of  claim 27 , further comprising:
 a clock configurable to record hearing aid time data; and   a position detection circuit configurable to record hearing aid position data.   
     
     
         29 . The mobile device of  claim 28 , wherein in response to a request input via the hearing aid location application, the instructions cause the one or more processors to:
 open the wireless communication channel at the mobile device; and   attempt to establish the wireless communication channel between the transceiver and at least one hearing aid.   
     
     
         30 . The mobile device of  claim 29 , wherein when the wireless communication channel is established, the instructions further cause the one or more processors to:
 determine the hearing aid position data for the at least one hearing aid;   record the hearing aid time data corresponding to the hearing aid position data;   store the hearing aid time data and the hearing aid position on the hearing aid location application;   generate a visual representation of the hearing aid time data and the hearing aid position data; and   display the visual representation on a display interface integrated with the user interface.   
     
     
         31 . The mobile device of  claim 30 , wherein the display interface is a graphical user interface. 
     
     
         32 . The mobile device of  claim 29 , wherein when the wireless communication channel is not established, the instructions further cause the one or more processors to:
 determine a last known hearing aid position for the at least one hearing aid;   generate a visual representation of the last known hearing aid position for the at least one hearing aid;   display the visual representation of the last known hearing aid position for the at least one hearing aid; and   indicate, via the hearing aid locator application, when the wireless communication channel is reestablished.   
     
     
         33 . A system comprising:
 a mobile device including:
 one or more processors, 
 a transceiver coupled with the one or more processors and configurable to send and receive communications via a wireless communication channel, 
 a memory coupled with the one or more processors and storing hearing aid data from at least one hearing aid configured to communicate with the transceiver via the wireless communication channel, and 
 a hearing aid locator application coupled with the one or more processors and configurable to receive an input via a user interface; and 
   at least one hearing aid configured to communicate with the transceiver via the wireless communication channel.   
     
     
         34 . The system of  claim 33 , wherein the mobile device further comprises:
 a clock coupled with the one or more processors and configurable to record hearing aid time data; and   a position detection circuit coupled with the one or more processors and configurable to record hearing aid location data.   
     
     
         35 . The system of  claim 34 , wherein the memory further comprises a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions which when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to:
 open the wireless communication channel at the mobile device; and   attempt to establish the wireless communication channel between the mobile device and the at least one hearing aid.   
     
     
         36 . The system of  claim 35 , wherein when the wireless communication channel is established, the instructions further cause the one or more processors to:
 determine the hearing aid location data for the at least one hearing aid;   transmit the hearing aid location data to the mobile device via the transceiver;   determine, via the clock, the hearing aid time data corresponding to when the hearing aid location data was obtained;   store the hearing aid location and hearing aid time in the hearing aid locator application;   generate, via the one or more processors, a visual representation indicating the hearing aid time data and hearing aid location data; and   display, via a display interface integrated with the mobile device, the visual representation in response to a hearing aid data request.   
     
     
         37 . The system of  claim 36 , wherein the visual representation is a map. 
     
     
         38 . The system of  claim 36 , wherein the display interface includes a graphical user interface. 
     
     
         39 . The system of  claim 35 , wherein when the wireless communication channel is not established, the instructions further cause the one or more processors to:
 determine a last known hearing aid position for the at least one hearing aid;   generate a visual representation of the last known hearing aid position for the at least one hearing aid; and   display the visual representation of the last known hearing aid position for the at least one hearing aid.   
     
     
         40 . The system of  claim 39 , wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to:
 re-establish the wireless communication channel when the electronic device is within a predetermined range of the at least one hearing aid;   indicate, via the electronic device, when the wireless communication channel has been reestablished; and   signal the at least one hearing aid via the electronic device.   
     
     
         41 . The system of  claim 40 , wherein the signal is selected from a beep, a tone, a melody, and a light. 
     
     
         42 . A method for locating a hearing aid comprising:
 inputting a request for hearing aid data via a user interface integrated into a mobile device;   sending, via transmitter disposed within the mobile device, a transmission to a hearing aid; and   attempting to establish, via a network interface, a communication channel between the mobile device and a hearing aid.   
     
     
         43 . The method of  claim 42 , wherein the hearing aid data includes a hearing aid location. 
     
     
         44 . The method of  claim 43 , wherein when the communication channel is established, further comprising:
 receiving, via the communication channel, the hearing aid data;   providing, via a display integrated into the mobile device, a visual representation the hearing aid data; and   generating a map indicating the hearing aid location.   
     
     
         45 . The method of  claim 43 , wherein when the communication channel is not established, further comprising:
 determining a last known hearing aid location for the hearing aid;   generate a visual representation of the last known hearing aid location;   display the visual representation of the last known hearing aid location; and   indicate, via the mobile device, when the communication channel is reestablished.